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unc70

(6,449 posts) Mon Jul 7, 2025, 07:22 AM Jul 7

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NC is a flooded mess, I-40/I-85 closed by flooding [View all]

Over 8 inches of rain caused major flooding in central North Carolina late Sunday and early Monday. The remains of TS Chantal hit particularly hard from Chapel Hill and Durham to Greensboro and southward. Nothing comparable with the Texas floods nor last year's Hurricane Helene, but still a lot of damage from a system that was barely a TS.

The Eno River in Durham rose 22 feet in 4 hours.

Hope all of you are safe and dry.

ETA http://wral.com has lots of coverage.

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NC is a flooded mess, I-40/I-85 closed by flooding [View all] unc70 Jul 7 OP

They did have timely warnings.... FarPoint Jul 7 #1

Amtrak service across NC is messed up. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 #2

Oh my! Mossfern Jul 7 #3

I'm in Durham. Most of us are fine. yardwork Jul 7 #8

G.O.P. Cancel Culture has cancelled climate change BoRaGard Jul 7 #4

Stay safe malaise Jul 7 #5

North Carolina elected a Democratic governor. OldBaldy1701E Jul 7 #6

Check out dweller Jul 7 #7

The footage I've seen from Durham is gut wrenching. I went to school there in the 70's, and still have friends there. Tarheel_Dem Jul 8 #9

Unfortunately 3 dead in NC, several still missing unc70 Jul 8 #10

Thanks for the update, and I'm so sorry to hear of the dead and missing. n/t Tarheel_Dem Jul 9 #13

It's a sure mess in my county (Alamance). We have rivers here, and lakes and dams. mucholderthandirt Jul 8 #11

One now confirmed dead in Alamance, total of 4 statewide unc70 Jul 8 #12

Oh, crap! I missed that. I guess I shouldn't be surprised, we have lots of low-lying areas. mucholderthandirt Jul 9 #15

don't take any chances Skittles Jul 9 #14

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